Solar wind blows at 50-year low

[minidog]

The solar wind - the stream of charged particles billowing away from the Sun - is at its weakest for 50 years.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7632331.stm

 

[BlueBalls]

Oh NO!!!!! Were ALL Going To DIE!!!!!!

AAAAAAAHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!




Interesting read :hatsoff:

 

[maildude]

supernova

 

[mongo18]

It's probably because of global warming, or maybe the economy.

 

[D-rock]

The solar cycle is supposed to pick up around 2011-2012 I believe. 50 years of time is pretty small sample size when you compare it to the age of the sun anyhow so I don't think much info can really be gained from it.